Former President Donald Trump issued a stern warning on his Truth Social platform Friday, cautioning those intending to vote illegally in this year’s election that they would face significant repercussions.
“IF YOU VOTE ILLEGALLY, YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL,” Trump declared in his brief but pointed post.
The topic of illegal voting has been a recurring theme for Trump in recent days. Earlier this week, he used Truth Social to assert that those who commit voter fraud “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law” once he is back in the Oval Office. “CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election,” Trump posted on Tuesday.
“It was a Disgrace to our Nation!” he added. “Therefore, the 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again.”
Trump went on to warn: “We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON’T! Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country.”
During a recent speech at the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan, Trump also touched on the issue of illegal immigration and its impact on housing costs, announcing that he would prevent illegal immigrants from accessing home mortgages. He said the U.S. “cannot ignore the impact that the flood of 21 million illegal aliens has had on driving up housing costs.”
“That’s why my plan will ban mortgages for illegal aliens,” Trump stated. “In California, they’re passing a law where they’re going to give illegal aliens money to buy a house.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., echoed concerns about illegal immigrants potentially becoming voters during a June interview with Newsmax. He emphasized that this is “true, not a conspiracy theory.” Johnson explained how current laws make it easy for illegal immigrants to register to vote under motor voter laws from the early ’90s, which require minimal documentation.
“There’s a separate form that they get because of the motor voter registration laws passed in the early ’90s, it’s very easy to sign up to vote: All you have to do is fill out a one-and-a-half-page form and check a box that says, ‘I’m a U.S. citizen,'” Johnson said. “Here’s the great outrage under current federal law: States are prohibited from requiring proof of citizenship.
“This is a serious threat to us.”
{Matzav.com}